Peachy-Keen
306-2DB · #E5CDC0 · LRV 64 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Vintage Tea Rose47
- 2Odessa Pink59
- 3Peachy-Keen64
- 4First Light76
- 5Pink Bliss82
What Color Is Peachy-Keen, Really?
Peachy-Keen reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 306-2DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Peachy-Keen
Peachy-Keen is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.
How Lighting Changes Peachy-Keen
At LRV 64, Peachy-Keen is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Peachy-Keen are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Dutch Boy 306-2DB directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Quaint PecheSW 6330 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.1 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Life Is A PeachT17-05 · Behr | 0.9 | 64 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Light Mocha2096-60 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Marshmallow Cocoa8004-10C · Valspar | 1.5 | 64 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Peach BrickPPG18-26 · PPG / Glidden | 0.9 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Peach BrickPPG18-26 · Glidden | 0.9 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Peachy-Keen within Dutch Boy's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #E5CDC0 in HSL space. Pair Peachy-Keen with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Have you painted with Peachy-Keen?
Rate it — one tap helps the next reader decide.
Ask a Question